Party chief meets Yunnan officials during China visit

Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received Secretary
of the Yunnan provincial Party Committee Li Ji Heng and other provincial
officials upon his arrival in the provincial capital city of Kunming on
April 9.

At the reception, Secretary Li spoke
highly of the outcomes of the Vietnamese Party leader’s China visit,
such as the signing a number of cooperation documents and the agreement
on numerous important perceptions to create a new momentum for bilateral
ties development.

Yunnan will do its utmost to
follow mutually agreed perceptions in order to continually nurture the
friendship and cooperation between China and Vietnam and between the
province and Vietnamese localities in particular, he said.

He continued by affirming that Yunnan always treasures its ties with
Vietnam and wishes to strengthen its relations with Vietnamese
localities for their people’s practical benefit and happiness.

The Vietnamese Party chief congratulated Yunnan province on its
socio-economic development achievements, believing that untapped
potential and favourable conditions will enable Yunnan to grow further.

He also expressed hope for closer cooperation
between Yunnan and Vietnamese localities, especially those sharing the
border.

Earlier, the Party leader met the staff of
the Vietnamese Consulate General and representatives of the Vietnamese
community in the Kunming city, where he informed them of his visit
results.

He said he hopes that the Consulate General
will do more to bridge Vietnamese localities and Yunnan, which is
China’s south and southwest gateway and borders Vietnam’s Lao Cai, Lai
Chau, Ha Giang and Dien Bien provinces.

He also
wished that the Vietnamese community in Yunnan continue supporting each
other and help foster the Vietnam-China friendship.